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Jennifer Lawrence’s Legs Are On Full Display While Out Shopping In L.A. (PHOTO)

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Looking good, Jen Law!

Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, 22, took a break from her busy schedule this weekend to run some errands with a friend. While out shopping for some Vera Wang in West Hollywood (always a bridesmaid, not yet a bride), Lawrence flashed serious leg in a black, high-slit skirt.

The actress paired her black skirt with a grey T-shirt tied into a crop top, a black blazer, a hat and the mandatory giant celebrity sunglasses. The “Silver Linings Playbook” star just recently debuted her new short, wavy ‘do.

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Styles & Fashion

Vera Wang Abolishes Try-On Fees at Shanghai Boutique

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By Justin Fenner

After media criticism over plans to charge customers at her Shanghai boutique a fee to try on bridal dresses, Vera Wang has decided to reverse that policy.

“Upon careful investigation and review of the policies of our international operators, we will be abolishing appointment fees in all of our stores,” the designer told WWD on Wednesday. “We wish for all Vera Wang customers to enjoy the same standard of excellence worldwide. Treating our customers in a fair and equitable way remains a priority.”

Plans for the fee of ¥3,000 – about $482 at current exchange – were first reported last week by the Chinese newspaper The Global Times. Its story quoted a statement from Wang’s team claiming that the fee was designed to “protect the copyright of the designer.”

An employee at the Shanghai boutique said it was also an attempt to separate real customers from those who had no intention of buying a gown.

“A lot of high school and college students were coming here and weren’t serious about buying a wedding dress so that’s why we started the fitting fee,” the employee said. “We just wanted to make sure we were serving the right customers, and the [fee] is then redeemable off the purchase price of any gown.”

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Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

Brown Shoe Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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Brown Shoe Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYS: BWS) (brownshoe.com) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share, payable April 1, 2013, to shareholders of record on March 25, 2013.

This dividend will be the 361st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company.

About Brown Shoe Company

Brown Shoe Company is a $2.6 billion, global footwear company whose shoes are worn by people of all ages, from all walks of life. Our products are available virtually everywhere — in the more than 1,300 Famous Footwear and Naturalizer retail stores we operate, in hundreds of major department and specialty stores, on 14 distinct company-owned ecommerce sites, and on many additional third-party retail websites. Through our broad range of products, we serve three key market segments. Our Family brands — Famous Footwear, Famous.com, and shoes.com — are one-stop-shopping destinations for high quality, affordable styles for a family’s every occasion. Active people who want comfort, style and performance can look to our Healthy Living brands — Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, LifeStride, Avia and Ryka. Our Contemporary Fashion brands — Via Spiga, Vera Wang, Vince, Sam Edelman, Franco Sarto, Carlos Santana and Fergie Footwear — keep fashionistas in step with the latest trends. At Brown Shoe Company, we inspire people to feel good and live better… feet first!

Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Peggy Reilly Tharp, 314-854-4134
ptharp@brownshoe.com

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